Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, 78850-78851 [2016-26976]
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Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indian of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Six component reservations: Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;
Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
and the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. All
tribes listed are hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1970, human remains representing,
at minimum, 13 individuals were
placed in the Lake County Discovery
Museum collection. The museum has no
record of when these human remains
were added to the collection or how
they came to the museum. There is no
additional information available about
the human remains. No known
individuals were identified. The human
remains have been stored in the
museum based on the type of bone
fragment (i.e. vertebrae are stored
together). Accession records indicate
that some of the bone fragments are
related to other bone fragments in the
collection. The two associated funerary
objects are one lot of pottery sherds and
one bird skull.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains and associated funerary objects.
In June 2016, the Lake County Discovery
Museum requested that the Secretary,
through the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, recommend the proposed
transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
The Review Committee, acting pursuant
to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
July 2016 meeting and recommended to
the Secretary that the proposed transfer
of control proceed. A September 9,
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2016, letter on behalf of the Secretary of
Interior from the National Park Service
Associate Director, Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science transmitted
the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• The Lake County Discovery
Museum consulted with appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations,
• None of The Consulted and Invited
Tribes objected to the proposed transfer
of control, and
• The Lake County Discovery
Museum may proceed with the agreed
upon transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
Transfer of control is contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made by the Lake
County Discovery Museum
Officials of the Lake County Discovery
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on accession
records and consultation.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of 13 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 2 objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains
at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects will be to the
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Diana Dretske, Lake County
Discovery Museum, 27277 North Forest
Preserve Road, Wauconda, IL 60084,
telephone (847) 968–3381, email
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ddretske@lcfpd.org, by December 9,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan, may proceed.
The Lake County Discovery Museum
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, Omaha, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Omaha District. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Omaha District at the
address in this notice by December 9,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Omaha District. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from one site, 39WW7, in
Walworth, SD. This notice is published
as part of the National Park Service’s
administrative responsibilities under
NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by State Archaeological
Research Center and Omaha District
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
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History and Description of the Remains
Between 1954 and 1956, human
remains representing, at minimum, 125
individuals were removed from site
39WW7, also known as Swan Creek
Site, in Walworth County, SD. The
partial human remains of 102 of these
individuals are currently located at the
South Dakota State Archaeological
Research Center (SARC), under the
managerial control of the Omaha
District.
The human remains were originally
reported to be all stored at the W. H.
Over Museum, SD, but were transferred
to SARC beginning in 1974. During the
1980s much of the collection was sent
to the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, to be inventoried. When
returned to SARC, inventoried human
remains were reburied at site 39ST15 in
1986. Since the reburial, however,
additional fragmentary human remains
of 102 individuals (mostly individual
elements) and 31 associated funerary
objects have been located in the
collections. Human remains of 95 of
these individuals were identified at
SARC and seven of these individuals
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were identified in the collections at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. The
University of Wisconsin material was
transferred to SARC in 2015. Currently
SARC houses all known materials from
39WW7.
Based on morphological
characteristics, archaeological context,
and associated funerary objects, the
remains are determined to be Native
American. No known individuals were
identified. The 31 associated funerary
objects are 1 basketry fragment, 17
beads, 1 ceramic body sherd, 3
projectile point fragments, 2 stone
knives, 1 sandstone abrader, 1 piece
modified shell, 1 piece unmodified
shell, 1 squash seed, 1 faunal fragment,
1 lot of cedar wood fragments, and 1 lot
of wood sticks.
Site 39WW7 is an earthlodge village
and associated cemetery. Based on
village organization, fortifications,
geographic location, and features, as
well as the associated artifact
assemblage, the site is believed to
represent at least two major time
periods, the Akaska Focus of the
Extended Coalescent (AD 1500–1675)
and the Le Beau Phase of the Post
Contact Coalescent (AD 1675–1780) of
the Plans Village tradition. Based on
oral tradition, historic accounts,
archaeological evidence, geographical
location, and physical anthropological
interpretations, both the Extended and
Post Contact Coalescent variants are
believed to be ancestral Arikara. The
Arikara are represented today by the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha
District
Officials of the Omaha District have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 102
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 31 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil, by December 9, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, may
proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22253; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Omaha District.
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Omaha District at the address in this
notice by December 9, 2016.
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ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given in accordance with
the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Omaha District.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from one
site, 39WW7, in Walworth, SD. This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA,
25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by State Archaeological Research Center and Omaha
District professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1954 and 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, 125
individuals were removed from site 39WW7, also known as Swan Creek
Site, in Walworth County, SD. The partial human remains of 102 of these
individuals are currently located at the South Dakota State
Archaeological Research Center (SARC), under the managerial control of
the Omaha District.
The human remains were originally reported to be all stored at the
W. H. Over Museum, SD, but were transferred to SARC beginning in 1974.
During the 1980s much of the collection was sent to the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, to be inventoried. When returned to SARC,
inventoried human remains were reburied at site 39ST15 in 1986. Since
the reburial, however, additional fragmentary human remains of 102
individuals (mostly individual elements) and 31 associated funerary
objects have been located in the collections. Human remains of 95 of
these individuals were identified at SARC and seven of these
individuals were identified in the collections at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison. The University of Wisconsin material was
transferred to SARC in 2015. Currently SARC houses all known materials
from 39WW7.
Based on morphological characteristics, archaeological context, and
associated funerary objects, the remains are determined to be Native
American. No known individuals were identified. The 31 associated
funerary objects are 1 basketry fragment, 17 beads, 1 ceramic body
sherd, 3 projectile point fragments, 2 stone knives, 1 sandstone
abrader, 1 piece modified shell, 1 piece unmodified shell, 1 squash
seed, 1 faunal fragment, 1 lot of cedar wood fragments, and 1 lot of
wood sticks.
Site 39WW7 is an earthlodge village and associated cemetery. Based
on village organization, fortifications, geographic location, and
features, as well as the associated artifact assemblage, the site is
believed to represent at least two major time periods, the Akaska Focus
of the Extended Coalescent (AD 1500-1675) and the Le Beau Phase of the
Post Contact Coalescent (AD 1675-1780) of the Plans Village tradition.
Based on oral tradition, historic accounts, archaeological evidence,
geographical location, and physical anthropological interpretations,
both the Extended and Post Contact Coalescent variants are believed to
be ancestral Arikara. The Arikara are represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha District
Officials of the Omaha District have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 102 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 31 objects described
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer
District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE
68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil,
by December 9, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, may proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota, that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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